by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949)
Spendthrift
Language: English
You held a wild-flow'r in your fingertips, Idly you pressed it to indifferent lips, Idly you tore its crimson leaves a part... Alas! It was my heart. You held a wine-cup in your fingertips, Lightly you pressed it to indifferent lips, Lightly you drank, and flung away the bowl... Alas! It was my soul.
Text Authorship:
- by Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1949) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernest Charles (1895 - 1984), "Spendthrift", published c1935 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-04
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Word count: 54